Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skyline Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyline Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skyline Village
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Skyline Village:
- 44.571127, -84.702250
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Skyline Village
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Skyline Village is near Roscommon County and also Kalkaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
- eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyline Village ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bucks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Danish Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
- Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
- Deerheart Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Five Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Louis Cabin Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Cabin Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
- Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
- Meads Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
- Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
- Tent City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Skyline Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Skyline Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Skyline Village and extending to:
- Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Skyline Village to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skyline Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skyline Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skyline Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5711, Longitude: -84.7023 In this case, the coordinates for Skyline Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Skyline Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.41 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.217 degrees. |